Match List I with List II:
| List I | List II | ||
| (A) | Excavations at Harappa | (I) | B.B. Lal |
| (B) | Excavations at Dholavira | (II) | S.R. Rao |
| (C) | Excavations at Lothal | (III) | M.S. Vats |
| (D) | Excavations at Kalibangan | (IV) | R.S. Bisht |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
(A) Excavations at Harappa — this matches (III) M.S. Vats. He began excavations at Harappa in 1921.
(B) Excavations at Dholavira — this matches (IV) R.S. Bisht. He began excavations at Dholavira in 1990.
(C) Excavations at Lothal — this matches (II) S.R. Rao. He began excavations at Lothal in 1955.
(D) Excavations at Kalibangan — this matches (I) B.B. Lal. B.B. Lal and B.K. Thapar began excavations at Kalibangan in 1960.
Note 1: The 2023-24 NCERT timeline names M.S. Vats as the one who began excavations at Harappa in 1921, while the NCERT book (2026-27) names Daya Ram Sahni for that year. The other three pairs are the same in both books, so the answer does not change.
Note 2: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| – | – | – | 05-06 S2 12-06 S3* | – |
* A similar question.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part I — Chapter 1: Bricks, Beads and Bones (2026-27)
NCERT (2023-24): Timeline 2, ‘Major Developments in Harappan Archaeology’, chapter ‘Bricks, Beads and Bones’ |
